In Japan, the development of private gambling is fairly strictly controlled.
But even so, gamblers can always find a place to have fun.
In many neighborhoods and alleys, especially near stations, there are many legal small casinos called "Pachinko".
Pachinkoli is equipped with various gambling machines, pinball machines, slot machines, and fishing machines.
This small gambling establishment is very popular in Japan, and you can see adults of all ages coming here to sit there all day long.
Japan's gambling law stipulates that pachinko venues are defined as entertainment venues and cannot be of a gambling nature.
The points chips that customers win in various machines can only be exchanged for small gifts at the front desk, and cannot be exchanged directly for money.
But among the redeemable gifts, there is one called a gold coin card.
As long as customers take the gold coin card, leave Pachinko and go to the nearest convenience store, they will easily find the "gold coin card exchange for cash" business.
After making a circle like this.
Pachinko venues do not support exchanging points for cash, it is purely entertainment; but customers who want to use money to make money can also get what they want.
Everything is legal and compliant!
However, gambling in Pachinko Lane is just a small game after all.
If you want to bet big, you have to go to a legal racetrack, or go to an illegal underground casino, such as a mahjong casino.
Meguro Ward, Tokyo.
A certain street with no characteristics.
Deep in the alley, under an ordinary low-rise building, is an underground casino without a name.
Noisy voices and the choking smell of smoke are the main themes here.
The underground casino is divided into two large areas. On one side, people play Texas Hold'em poker, and on the other side, people gather around several seats and play mahjong.
There are also a few pinball machines scattered around the edge of the venue.
In the place where Japanese hemp is played, at the third table in the vertical row, there is an unattractive middle-aged man sitting.
At nearly 40 years old, his appearance looks a bit decadent, but when he plays mahjong, he looks very energetic.
This man's name is Nagatomo Ryuhei, the father of Little Flathead.
Sitting opposite Nagatomo Ryuhei is a woman in her 30s who looks like a housewife. Now it's her turn to play her cards.
The woman was very hesitant, hesitant about raising the sign, and occasionally glanced at Nagatomo Ryuhei opposite.
no way.
Nagatomo Ryuhei was very lucky and made many mistakes in a row, which made the woman a little afraid.
"Auntie, hurry up, Auntie." A young man with yellow hair next to him urged impatiently.
The woman rubbed her forehead: "Eight tubes."
Nagatomo Ryuhei instantly became more energetic. He pushed the cards in front of him and said: "What a fool! In one breath, you can get through twice, the treasure card once, the red treasure card once, and the fourth time."
"Tsk." The other three people on the table didn't look very good.
I was fooled by this person again.
Wow——
After counting the chips, all cards have been knocked down.
The mahjong machine shuffled the cards and quickly produced a new one.
Everyone once again participated in the poker game.
Hanging on Nagatomo Ryuhei's belt is a round bell with a golden metallic color and tied to a red rope.
Golden ball bell.
Of course, the so-called golden ball bell is just a name.
The bell was not really made of gold, but of brass, which itself was not valuable.
Strictly speaking, this golden ball bell does not belong to Nagatomo Ryuhei, but to his wife Kono Natsuki.
Before Kono's father passed away, he left some relics to his daughter. Among them was a bunch of not-so-valuable things, including this bell.
After Kono got this thing, he didn't take it too seriously and stored it at the bottom of the box with other relics.
Not long ago, Nagatomo Ryuhei happened to find this bell.
Time always flies when playing mahjong, and before I know it, I have played three more rounds.
Nagatomo Ryuhei didn't have any wild cards in these rounds, but he didn't fire any cannons, and even played a wild card in one round.
Anyway, I didn’t lose much.
The four gamblers at the table worked tirelessly, and the new game played for about seven or eight minutes. Nagatomo Ryuhei happily pushed the cards: "I touched it myself. I won the lottery card once, I mixed the color twice, I touched it once, and I hit it four times."
"
After playing for almost an afternoon today, he has already made a lot of money.
The remaining three poker players took out their chips again with bitter expressions on their faces.
At this time, there was a soft exclamation from the side of the card table that could not be heard by normal people: "Yeah!"
The person making the sound was a little girl who looked about seven or eight years old, wearing a red kimono and having a doll's head.
A pretty little face with a little baby fat, very cute, the kind that makes people want to pinch it when they see it.
There is no doubt that this is Zashiki Warashi.
The only regret is that despite having such a cute face, this Zashiki always likes to put on a sad expression.
The sad-faced little girl had been standing by the card table ever since Nagatomo Ryuhei sat down to play mahjong. However, no one present could see her.
Including Nagatomo Ryuhei.
In addition, from the first game of Rima, Zashiki Warashi has been surrounded by a red aura, which is gentle and auspicious.
However, things changed about half a minute ago. The originally auspicious red color turned uncontrollably into an ominous black color.
It was precisely because of this that Zashiki screamed just now.
"Yeah, yeah."
Zashiki, whose aura had become ominous, began to reach out and pull at the hem of Nagatomo Ryuhei's clothes.
But the latter was completely unnoticeable.
As an ordinary person and an adult who could hardly see Zashiki, it was impossible for Nagatomo Ryuhei to notice.
A new round of poker begins.
This time, Nagatomo Ryuhei's luck was still good. He started with W Riichi.
According to Japanese rules, after doing the Ritsu, hit whatever you touch.
But it doesn't matter, Nagatomo Ryuhei can play four cards in this round.
"If I win a few more hands, I'll leave the table." He thought to himself, and it seemed that he was bound to win this one.
As he was slapping, the housewife opposite and the little yellow hair on the side also stood up straight.
Nagatomo Ryuhei drew a 50,000 card, which was not a random card, so he played it.
After this card was played, the expressions of the remaining three people on the table changed. One was happy, and the other two were ecstatic.
"Hu!"
"Hu!"
"Hu!"
Almost at the same time, all three players knocked down the cards in front of them.
"Stand up straight once, use white cards once, use one energy to penetrate twice, mix one color three times, treasure cards three times. Ten times, double full!"
"One round for Li Zhi, two rounds for Seven Pairs, two rounds for Treasure Cards, one round for Red Treasure Cards, two rounds for Ribao Cards. Eight rounds, twice full!"
"Die the unitary nine times one time, the pair and the sum two times, the treasure card three times. The six times, the jump is full!"
This one costs 50,000 yuan, and it targets three companies, and all of them are Hu's high-quality cards.
Nagatomo Ryuhei felt like the world was spinning and his eyes went dark.
"ah……"
Zashiki Warashi, who was glowing with black energy, looked regretful and silently let go of Mr. Nagatomo's clothes.
It has nothing to do with the seat, I just reminded you.